An N12 ends a tenancy when you, a buyer of the property, or a close family member needs to move into the unit — in good faith. It needs 60 days' notice, one month's rent compensation, and it's one of the most closely-scrutinised notices at the LTB.
Notice period: 60 days · Official form below
Official Form N12
Tribunals Ontario · LTB
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When it applies
You, your spouse, your child or parent (or your spouse's child/parent), or a person providing care to one of them, will live in the unit.
You've agreed to sell and the purchaser (or their close family) will move in — the N12 is served on the purchaser's behalf.
The person must genuinely intend to live there for at least 12 months. Bad-faith N12s lead to large LTB penalties.
Give 60 days' notice ending on the last day of a rental period (or the end of a fixed term). Include the required affidavit/declaration from the person moving in.
Pay the tenant one month's rent (or offer another acceptable unit) on or before the termination date.
If the tenant doesn't move out, apply to the LTB on Form L2 for an eviction order.
The Board tests good faith. Bring the affidavit and be ready to show genuine intent to occupy.
You don't have to do it alone
Download the real LTB N12 form (above) — emailed to you, ready to fill.
Ask our AI assistant exactly how the N12 works — notice periods, compensation, the L2 step.
Search thousands of decided cases to see how the Board has ruled on similar N12 situations.
LandlordEzy automatically generates the N4 (non-payment) and N1 (rent increase). The N12 is served less often and is more fact-specific, so we give you the form, the guidance and the case law instead.
At least 60 days, and the termination date must be the last day of a rental period (or the end of the fixed term). If you serve it by mail, add 5 days for deemed delivery.
Yes. You must pay the tenant one month's rent as compensation (or offer them another acceptable rental unit) on or before the termination date in the N12.
Yes — for your (or your spouse's) child or parent, or a person who will provide care services to you or a close family member. The family member must intend to live there in good faith for at least a year.
If you don't actually move in (or you re-rent quickly), the LTB can order serious remedies — up to 12 months' rent, the tenant's moving and increased-rent costs, and an administrative fine. Good faith is essential.
The automated generators are for the N4 (non-payment) and N1 (rent increase). For the N12 you can download the official form here, ask our AI assistant how the process works, and search real LTB orders to see how similar cases were decided.
General information for Ontario, not legal advice. Notice periods, compensation and the rules around the N12 change and are fact-specific — confirm the current requirements with the LTB or a licensed Ontario paralegal before serving a notice.
From rent collection and the N4, to rent increases with the N1, to screening and records — LandlordEzy is the platform Ontario landlords use to do it themselves.
